audit_log_user_command(3) — Linux manual page

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AUDIT_LOG_USER_COMMAND(3)    Linux Audit API   AUDIT_LOG_USER_COMMAND(3)

NAME         top

       audit_log_user_command - log a user command

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <libaudit.h>

       int audit_log_user_command(int audit_fd, int type, const char
       *command, const char *tty, int result);

DESCRIPTION         top

       This function will log a command to the audit system using a
       predefined message format. It encodes the command as the audit
       system expects for untrusted strings. This function should be
       used by all apps need to record commands. The function parameters
       are as follows:

       audit_fd - The fd returned by audit_open
       type - type of message, ex: AUDIT_USYS_CONFIG, AUDIT_USER_LOGIN
       command - the command being logged
       tty - The tty of the user, if NULL will attempt to figure out
       result - 1 is "success" and 0 is "failed"

RETURN VALUE         top

       It returns the sequence number which is > 0 on success or <= 0 on
       error.

ERRORS         top

       This function returns -1 on failure. Examine errno for more info.

SEE ALSO         top

       audit_log_user_message(3), audit_log_user_comm_message(3),
       audit_log_acct_message(3), audit_log_user_avc_message(3),
       audit_log_semanage_message(3).

AUTHOR         top

       Steve Grubb

COLOPHON         top

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Red Hat                         Feb 2007       AUDIT_LOG_USER_COMMAND(3)